Shein is a Chinese company you might never have heard of, but it is secretly dominating the US market and has aims of taking on Amazon in the US. This is the full deep dive story of how Shein rose from nowhere to become the world’s first real time fashion brand.

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:59 Chinese Financial System I: Debt & Balance Sheets 06:26 Chinese Financial System II: Local Fiscal Stress

The Pacific Islands are a strategic location militarily, and China has been trying to get a foothold in the region so that it can project power father than its own shores. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss why the US, Australia and New Zealand are playing catchup to China in the region, what the US should do to stop corrupt Chinese influence in the region, and US missteps with the freely associated states where the US has an important defense agreement. Joining us in this episode is Cleo Paska

Chinese companies are feeling the heat. From the state to the federal level, officials are cracking down on #Chinesefirms. The Biden administration is #blacklisting another 37 companies, including Chinese BGI and Inspur. Nebraska is joining in, listing telecom giants like Huawei and ZTE. And U.S. ally Australia also taking aim, prying China’s grip from rare earth supplies through banning a Chinese-linked investment fund in the country. The goal is to purge Chinese infiltration. 00:00 Intro 00:47 U.S. Black

China keeps telling the world that it’s the leader in green technology… and the world keeps believing it. The reality is that it just expanded even more usage of coal, and keeps doing it every single day.

The US is arguably one of Taiwan’s closest allies, yet when it comes to climate change, the US seems perfectly willing to throw Taiwan under the bus. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss US censorship of Taiwan at a climate conference, the ouster of Daniel Suidani, the premier of the largest province in the Solomon Islands, and how China has gotten its claws into the Pacific islands. Joining us in this episode is Cleo Paskal, a senior fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Meet Mark, a CCP propagandist that flew under our radar. Now that we have discovered him we just couldn’t resist introducing him to you guys!

Canada’s federal elections in 2019 are in the spotlight for foreign election interference after Canada’s intelligence agency CSIS assessed that China tried to influence the election. In this episode of China Uncensored, we discuss how the CSIS report came to light, what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s response was, and what side China was rooting for.

Chinese jets and warships have once again been spotted near Taiwan as Beijing resumes its Taiwan war rehearsals. In a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Belarus’ Lukashenko said his country supports Beijing in all ‘sensitive issues, including Taiwan’.

After refusing to allow Marvel movies to release in China for almost three years, China is once again warming up to Hollywood and is allowing Marvel movies to enter the mainland. Is this because China is desperate for money? Molly Gambhir brings you a report.

China didn’t invent ChatGPT, but the chances of its making its own version of the AI bot are pretty good. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss what a China Chat GPT would look like, how the Chinese governments hold tech companies back, and what it sounded like when we asked ChatGPT to write a poem about China’s abuse of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

In a Japanese think tank’s latest #simulation predicting who would win a cross-strait war, #Taiwan emerges victorious, with Beijing failing to conquer the island. But both sides sustain heavy losses. As for the players, Beijing is on one side facing off with Taiwan, the United States, and Japan. The year is 2026, and the losses are tens of thousands killed or wounded on either side—with the tide turning at a key point in battle. But what about after 2026, when most experts predict China’s military growth w

#chinainsights ” After calculation, I would have lost about 600,000 yuan or 87,000 US dollars.”–one homeowner. An important sign of China’s deteriorating economy is the significant increase in the number of foreclosed homes in 2022. China Index Academy says this is a historically high number. Some people may think that those who bought multiple properties are too greedy, which has led to their tragedy today. That’s not necessarily true. In China, people’s cash on hand is insecure, shrinking due to inflati

After a Chinese spy balloon traveled over the US and hovered over sensitive US military installations, the US rightly called China out for its blatant violation of US airspace. China responded by accusing the US of doing the same, although without proof, and sanctioned several US companies in response to US sanctions. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss China’s attempts to “struggle” against the US, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi’s tour of the EU, and China’s attempts to straddle the divide be

The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that COVID-19 most likely emerged from a Chinese research lab leak. The origin story has gone from “conspiracy theory” to a government debate. Molly Gambhir reports.

China is obsessed with pigs. So much so, that pigs have their own skyscrapers. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at China’s history with swine flu, why the government has been encouraging pig skyscrapers and why they are are risky.

Recently, the news that China’s US$2 trillion in trade surplus has disappeared sparked concerns all over social media platforms. The problem was first exposed by famous Chinese economic analyst, Lao Man. On 9 February, he posted on Chinese social media Weibo that during the three years of “Zero-COVID” policy from 2020 to 2022, China’s trade surplus would reach US$1.8977 trillion, which is almost the equivalent to the sum of surpluses over a decade from 2010 to 2019. Furthermore, the surplus in 2022 reached

These events, intertwined with the emergence of Chinese spy balloons in U.S. airspace, have brought to light the massive global surveillance program of the Chinese Communist military. These seemingly accidental events show that the sinister agenda the CCP has planted in all corners of the world over the past few decades is now coming to light at a breakneck pace. This process seems to be beyond the control of the will of man. Predictably, the ban on Australian coal has been lifted, but Australia will never

More U.S. #troops in #Taiwan. That’s as the island continues to face an ever more aggressive communist neighbor. The U.S. planning on increasing the number of troops from the current 30 up to about 200. Taiwan’s president welcoming the move. China meanwhile accusing the U.S. of undermining peace and stability in the region. The Pentagon, maintaining the move would help Taiwan defend itself in the event of a Chinese invasion. 00:00 Intro 00:42 U.S. to Expand Training of Taiwanese Forces 01:38 China Rolls Ou

The Chinese Communist Party has committed a number of genocides since it came to power in 1949. Killing people or threatening to kill people is how the CCP has always maintained its power. Mao is often quoted as saying “political power grows from the barrel of a gun.” Which is why the CCP makes sure it has all the guns. In this episode of China Uncensored, we discuss China’s secret genocide, how it’s being covered up in the West and why.

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#China is the biggest #threat, not just on land but in space, according to U.S. Space Chief General Saltzman. And trailing not far behind is Russia. As for where America is in the space race, so far, the United States is still holding first place, but can the it keep that title? Saltzman warns the field is getting much more crowded in the race for space, and has grave implications for Earth. 00:00 Intro 00:40 U.S. General: China Is Biggest Space Threat 03:00 Russia-China Relations Reach New Milestones: Pu

Looks like China won’t be the world’s factory for much longer.

China deploys assets to Indian Ocean access points. Ukraine update as Russia suspends New START treaty involvement. Xi announces visit to Moscow. How to change a light bulb in the United States Navy.

A Chinese spy balloon created a scandal when it traveled over the continental US for about a week, stopping to hover over sensitive US military installations. The Chinese government denied involvement, saying it was a civilian balloon. But its story kept on changing as the US took action, giving the impression that the Chinese government was trying to cover its tracks after a botched military operation. However this isn’t the only way China uses its spy balloons. In this just us episode of China Unscripted,

The head of NATO is now talking about China being a threat to the security alliance and it’s preparing accordingly. Beijing is trying to help its poorest residents fight inflation, but its attempts were mocked for their unhelpfulness. And the government has rolled out a new incentive to encourage couples to have babies. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for that and more of this week’s China news headlines.

#China is losing #money to the tune of billions. For the first time in two years, more money left China than entered as imports grow and exports fall, and Chinese shipping containers dawdle around empty Chinese ports. What’s driving this trend? Is it all due to China’s draconian zero-COVID policy? Or are other factors at play? 00:00 Intro 00:41 $11B Shifts Out of China Within Three Months: Analysis 03:03 U.S. Pledges ‘Consequences’ If China Aids Russia 04:34 U2 Pilot Takes Selfie with Chinese Spy Balloon 0

The Philippines agreed to allow the US military and army to create 4 new military bases on their islands. These strategic locations will give the US the best seats in the house to recon that South China Sea. The Philippines is made up of over 7,000 different islands just 420 miles south of China making it a strategically important archipelago. They’ve been on the frontlines in WW2, the old war on terror and now the West’s new competition with China.

A Chinese spy balloon created a scandal when it traveled over the continental US for about a week, stopping to hover over sensitive US military installations. The US later said that that balloon was part of a Chinese spying operation that covered 40 countries and 5 continents. And one of those countries is apparently China. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at China’s domestic balloon spying program, its connection to western companies, and how China uses balloons for “stability maintenance”.

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0:00 Highlights 0:57 Beijing declares ‘major victory in pandemic prevention and control’, causing people to mock 6:34 Chinese boyfriend-for-hire: 30 cents per hour for Valentine’s day 8:06 Jack Ma spotted in Australia, attracting attention 9:31 Bad working environment: Beijing has difficulty attracting talent 11:19 China on brink of supplying lethal aid to Russia, Blinken ——————- #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights